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Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

This Policy applies to First Prudential Markets Pty Ltd ACN 112 600 281 (referred to as ‘FP Markets’, ‘we’, ‘our’, ‘us’) and extends to and covers all operations and functions of FP Markets’.

All third parties (including clients, suppliers, sub-contractors, or agents) that have access to or use personal information collected and held by FP Markets must abide by this Privacy Policy. FP Markets makes this Policy available free of charge.

This Policy outlines FP Markets’ obligations to manage and protect personal information. FP Markets is bound by the Australian Privacy Principles (‘APPs’) and the Privacy Act 1988 (‘Privacy Act’). This Policy also outlines FP Market’s practices, procedures and systems that ensure compliance with the Privacy Act and the APPs.

In this Privacy Policy:

• ‘Credit information’ is personal information (other than sensitive information) that relates to an individual’s credit history or credit worthiness, and is further defined in the Privacy Act;

‘Sensitive information’ is personal information that includes information relating to a person’s racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion, trade union or other professional or trade association membership, sexual preferences and criminal record, and also includes health information; and

‘Use’ of information means use of information within FP Markets.

2. What kind of personal information do we collect and hold?

We collect and hold the following kinds of personal information about individuals:

name;

address;

contact details;

date of birth;

employment details;

bank account details;

trading history;

identification information (such as passport, utility bills or drivers’ licences) required to be collected and verified in accordance with the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Act 2006;

credit information (if expressly authorised by the individual); and

any other information that is relevant to the services that we provide.

3. How we collect personal information

We generally collect personal information directly from the individual. For example, when an individual submits an account application form online, visits our website, calls us or sends us correspondence we will collect personal information. Sometimes we may collect personal information about the individual from a third party. When we are provided with personal information from a third party, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that the individual is or has been made aware of the matters set out in this Privacy Policy. We may also collect credit information about an individual from credit reporting bodies to assist us in assessing an individual’s application to open an account.

FP Markets will not collect sensitive information unless the individual has consented or an exemption under the APPs applies. These exceptions include if the collection is required or authorised by law or is necessary to take appropriate action in relation to suspected unlawful activity or serious misconduct.

If the personal information we request is not provided by an individual, we may not be able to provide the individual with the benefit of our services, or meet their needs appropriately.
FP Markets does not give individuals the option of dealing with them anonymously, or under a pseudonym, as FP Markets is required to identify all trading clients under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Act 2006. In addition, it is impracticable for FP Markets to deal with individuals who have no identified themselves or us a pseudonym.

4. Unsolicited personal information

FP Markets may receive unsolicited personal information about individuals. FP Markets’ employees are required to notify the Privacy Officer of all unsolicited personal information received by them. We destroy all unsolicited personal information, unless the personal information is relevant to FP Markets’ purposes for collecting personal information.

5. About whom do we collect personal information?

The personal information we may collect and hold includes (but is not limited to) personal information about the following individuals:

clients;

potential clients;

introducing brokers, affiliates and money managers;

service providers or suppliers;

prospective employees, employees and contractors; and

other third parties with whom we come into contact.

If necessary, we will also collect information about individuals such as:

trustees;

partners of legal partnerships;

company directors and officeholders;

agents nominated by the individual; and

other third parties dealing with us on a ‘one-off’ basis.

6. Why does FPM collect and hold personal information?

We may collect and hold the information about an individual for the following purposes:

to consider and assess an individual’s application to open a trading account;

to provide an individual with information about our services, market trends or special offers;

to protect our business and other clients from fraudulent or unlawful activity;

to conduct our business and perform other management and administration tasks;

to consider any concerns or complaints an individual may have;

to manage any legal actions involving FP Markets;

to comply with relevant laws, regulations and other legal obligations including the Corporations Act 2001 and the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Act 2006; and

to help us improve the products and services offered to our clients, and to enhance our overall business.

7. How might we use and disclose personal information?

FP Markets may use and disclose personal information for the primary purposes for which it is collected (set out in section 6 above), for reasonably expected secondary purposes which are related to the primary purpose and in other circumstances authorised by the Privacy Act.

Sensitive information will be used and disclosed only for the purpose for which it was provided or a directly related secondary purpose, unless the individual agrees otherwise, or permitted by law.

We engage other people to perform services for us, which may involve that person handling personal information we hold. In these situations, we prohibit that person from using personal information about the individual except for the specific purpose for which we supply it. We prohibit that person from using the individual’s information for the purposes of direct marketing their products or services.

FP Markets will attempt to destroy or de-identify sensitive information wherever possible. We also undertake to take reasonable steps to destroy or de-identify all personal information about an individual when it is no longer needed.

8. To whom might we disclose this personal information?

We may disclose personal information to:

a related entity of FP Markets;

an agent, contractor or service provider we engage to carry out our functions and activities, such as our lawyers, accountants, debt collectors or marketing agencies;

organisations involved in a transfer or sale of all or part of our assets or business;

organisations involved in managing payments, including payment merchants and other financial institutions such as banks;

regulatory bodies, government agencies, law enforcement bodies and courts;

liquidity providers;

the individual’s introducing broker, co-account holder or other authorised agent; and

anyone else to whom the individual authorises us to disclose it or is required by law.

9. Sending information overseas

We are likely to disclose personal information to an individual’s introducing broker, who may be located outside Australia. It is impracticable to specify the countries in which these introducing brokers may be located, as this depends on the introducing broker the individual chooses to use. If an individual is unsure of the location of their introducing broker, they should contact their introducing broker (or FP M Markets for further information. We also use cloud data storage providers, and the servers which store individuals’ personal information are located in the United States of America. FP Markets may disclose personal information to other overseas recipients in the future, and the countries in which such recipients are likely to be located will be specified in this Privacy Policy (unless it is impracticable to do so).

We will not send personal information to recipients outside of Australia unless:

we have taken reasonable steps to ensure that the recipient does not breach the Act, the APPs and the Credit Reporting Privacy Code;

the recipient is subject to an information privacy scheme similar to the Privacy Act; or

the individual has consented to the disclosure.

10. Management of personal information

FP Markets recognises how important the security of personal information is to our clients. We will at all times seek to ensure that the personal information we collect and hold is protected from inference, misuse or loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. FP Markets’ employees must respect the confidentiality of the personal information we collect. We hold all of your personal information in secure computer storage facilities and in paper-based files. In relation to our computer storage facilities, we apply the following guidelines:

passwords are routinely checked;

we change employees’ access capabilities when they are assigned to a new position;

employees have restricted access to certain sections of the system;

the system automatically logs and reviews all external unauthorised access attempts;

the system automatically limits the amount of personal information appearing on any one screen;

unauthorised employees are barred from updating and editing personal information;

all personal computers which contain personal information are secured, physically and electronically;

data is encrypted during transmission over external networks; and

print reporting of data containing personal information is limited.

11. Direct Marketing

We may use third party service providers to assist us to promote our products and services to individuals. FP Markets does not use personal information for the purposes of direct marketing unless:

the personal information does not include sensitive information; and

the individual would reasonably expect us to use or disclose the information for the purpose of direct marketing; and

we provide a simple way of opting out of direct marketing; and

the individual has not requested to opt out of receiving direct marketing from us.

If the individual would not reasonably expect us to use or disclose the information for the purpose of direct marketing, we may only use or disclose that information for direct marketing if the individual has consented to the use or disclosure of the information for direct marketing or it is impracticable to obtain that consent.

In relation to sensitive information, FP Markets may only use or disclose sensitive information about an individual for the purpose of direct marketing if the individual has consented to the use or disclosure of the information for that purpose. Individuals have the right to request to opt out of direct marketing and we must give effect to the request within a reasonable period of time.

Individuals may also request that FP Markets provides them with the source of their information. If such a request is made, FP Markets must notify the individual of the source of the information free of charge within a reasonable period of time.

12. Identifiers

We will not use identifiers assigned by the Government, such as a tax file number, Medicare number or provider number, for our own file recording purposes, unless one of the exemptions in the Privacy Act applies. FP Markets endeavours to avoid data-matching.

13. How do we keep personal information accurate and up to date?

FP Markets is committed to ensuring that the personal information it collects, holds, uses and discloses is relevant, accurate, complete and up-to-date. We encourage individuals to contact us to update any personal information we hold about them. If we correct information that has previously been disclosed to another entity, we will notify the other entity within a reasonable period of the correction. Where we are satisfied information is inaccurate, we will take reasonable steps to correct the information within 30 days, unless the individual agrees otherwise. We do not charge individuals for correcting the information.

14. Access to personal information

Subject to the exceptions set out in the Privacy Act, individuals may gain access to the personal information that we hold about them by contacting the FP Markets’ Privacy Officer. We will provide access within 30 days of the individual’s request. If we refuse to provide the information, we will provide reasons for the refusal. An individual’s request for access to his or her personal information will be dealt with by allowing the individual to look at his or her personal information at the offices of FP Markets, or by providing copies of the information requested. We will require identity verification and specification of the information required. An administrative fee for search and photocopying costs may be charged for providing access.

15. Updates to this policy

This Policy will be reviewed from time to time to take account of new laws and technology, and changes to our operations and the business environment.

16. Responsibilities

It is the responsibility of management to inform employees and other relevant third parties about the FP Markets’ Privacy Policy, including any changes to the Privacy Policy. It is the responsibility of all employees and other relevant parties to ensure that they understand and comply with this Privacy Policy.

17. Privacy training

All new employees are provided with timely and appropriate access to FP Markets’ Privacy Policy. All employees are provided with opportunities to attend privacy training, which covers FP Markets’ obligations under the Act and the APPs.

18. Non-compliance and disciplinary actions

Privacy breaches must be reported to management by employees and relevant third parties. Ignorance of the FP Markets’ Privacy Policy will not be an acceptable excuse for non-compliance. Employees or other relevant third parties that do not comply with FP Markets’ Privacy Policy may be subject to disciplinary action.

19. Contractual arrangements with third parties

FP Markets must ensure that all contractual arrangements with third parties adequately address privacy issues. FP Markets will make third parties aware of this Privacy Policy. Third parties will be required to implement policies in relation to the management of an individual’s personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act. These policies include:

regulating the collection, use and disclosure of personal and sensitive information;

de-identifying personal and sensitive information wherever possible;

ensuring that personal and sensitive information is kept securely, with access to it only by authorised employees or agents of the third parties; and

ensuring that the personal and sensitive information is only disclosed to organisations which are approved by FP Markets.

20. Electronic Verification Terms and Conditions

FP Markets are required by the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 to verify your identity before we can provide you with financial products and services. Electronic verification allows us to verify your identity by using electronic tools and external data sources.

Electronic verification process

In order to verify your identity electronically, we will ask you for your details (such as your name, address, date of birth) and details of your identification documents. This information will be passed on to external organisations in order to electronically match your information with information on their databases. These organisations will assess and advise us whether all or some of the information you provided matches their records. We have an arrangement with Equifax Pty Ltd who completes electronic verification on our behalf.

The external data sources used to verify your identity include:

Credit information files held by Equifax Pty Ltd (this is only to confirm your identity and is not a credit check)

Publicly available information such as the electoral roll and white pages

Information held by the official record holder via third party systems

It is an offence under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 to provide false and misleading information about your identity.

Parties we may share your personal information with

We may share your personal information with the following external organisations for the purposes of verifying your identity:

Equifax Pty Ltd

The official record holder via third party systems, such as Commonwealth and State government departments

These organisations may use your personal information and personal information of other individuals, such as names, addresses and dates of birth, for the purposes of preparing their assessments.

Your agreement

By agreeing to our terms and conditions you affirm that:

The information you are providing is your personal information and you have authority to provide it to us, and

We may use and disclose your personal information for the purposes of electronic verification as described above.

21. Complaints handling

FP Markets has an internal dispute resolution process in place to resolve any complaints or concerns you may have in relation to our handling of your personal information. Any complaints or concerns should be directed to the Privacy Officer. You can contact the:

FP Markets will endeavour to resolve your complaint immediately. If this is not possible we will aim to resolve the problem within 21 days and provide you with our decision, and the reasons on which it is based, in writing.

If you are dissatisfied with the outcome, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. You can contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner:

by telephoning – 1300 363 992

by writing to – Director of Complaints, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, GPO Box 5218, SYDNEY NSW 2001

22. Data Breach Reporting

Subject to the Privacy Act 1988 FP Markets is required to comply with the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme. NDB applies to TFN recipients of which FP Markets would be considered.

Should any staff member become aware of any possible data breach where confidential data such as TFN’s may have been
accessed without the known consent of FPM then this must be immediately reported to the Compliance Manager.

The Compliance Manager, in conjunction with Senior Management, will investigate the matter and if necessary obtain legal
advice. Should it be considered that serious harm could arise from the breach then appropriate will be made in accordance with the Act.

Services

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fees, dividends, variation margin and other fees and charges may apply to financial products or
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taking into account your personal objectives, financial situation or needs. You should consider
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on request from our offices and should be considered before entering into transactions with us.
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